What did Henry VIII do each day?

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What did Henry VIII do each day?
2
What sort of things do you think Henry did?
Read books?
Cook his lunch?
Cut wood for the fire?
Go hunting?
Tidy his room?
Look after his children?
3
What sort of things do you think Henry did?
Go to church?
Go on holiday?
Eat?
Feed his horses?
Go Jousting?
Wash his clothes?
4
What sort of things do you think Henry did?
Meet foreign kings?
Go shopping?
Write poetry?
Sign important papers?
Play music on the lute?
Wash himself?
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What sort of things did Henry do?
As King there wasnt much that Henry had to do
each day. He probably only actually worked for
about 1 hour a day, when hed sign a few
documents!
Of course there were decisions to be made in
running the country, but generally Henry left
most of these decisions to the people who worked
for him.
This allowed him time to do the things that he
enjoyed doing.
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Who ran the country?
Three of the men who Henry left to run the
country were.
As these men ran the country, they became very
powerful and wealthy themselves.
Thomas Wolsey
Thomas More
Thomas Cromwell
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Who ran the country?
Things were fine for these men as long as they
managed to do what Henry wanted.
Unfortunately, all three of them failed to get
everything Henry wanted and paid with their
lives.
Arrested died
Executed
Executed
Thomas Wolsey
Thomas More
Thomas Cromwell
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Your task?
As King Henry, you are to write your diary for
the week. What sort of things did you do each
day?

• Success criteria
• You must make sure that you write about the fun
  activities that you the King enjoy doing
• You must make sure that you have found time to
  sign important documents and meet with your
  ministers for at least an hour a day (put a
  next to these)
• Describe the exciting events where they will
  take place, and with whom they will be done